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Comelec releases partial list of senatorial candidates for 2019 polls

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MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released Saturday a partial list of 76 senatorial candidates for the 2019 midterm elections.The poll body said it was still resolving cases against 13 senatorial aspirants.&quot;The following are the last remaining names of persons who have filed Certificates of Candidacy for the position of Senator. Note that there are 13 names included in this list which are still pending finality,&quot; Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told reporters as he released the partial list.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">List of 76 senatorial candidates in 2019 senatorial elections. Comelec spokesman <a href="https://twitter.com/jabjimenez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jabjimenez</a> says 13 names on the list might still be removed <a href="https://t.co/8FdXoAGGmM">pic.twitter.com/8FdXoAGGmM</a>— Christian Esguerra (@IanEsguerra) <a href="https://twitter.com/IanEsguerra/status/1088984562456096768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2019</a></blockquote>The 13 candidates who have pending cases are: ALBA, ALBERT ANSULA, ERNESTO ARPA, HUSSAYIN DAVID, RIZALITO DE ALBAN, ANGELO ENCARNACION, ALEXANDER GEROY, GEREMY ILIW ILIW, WILLIAM JAVELONA, JOSEFA MARQUEZ, NORMAN MERANO, ROLANDO NAVAL, FRANK NEGAPATAN, ERICNoticeably absent from the list were re-electionist Senator Aquilino Pimentel III and former senator Sergio Osmeña III.<div>Pimentel&#x27;s last term?</div>Two cases were filed against Pimentel, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/04/18/comelec-asked-can-koko-pimentel-still-run-for-senator-in-2019">arguing</a> he could no longer run for another term.The petitioners — lawyers Ferdinand Topacio and Glenn Chong — claimed Pimentel is on his second and last term, having assumed the post in 2011 after winning his election protest against Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri.<div>Osmeña&#x27;s offenses</div>The Comelec’s campaign finance office, meanwhile, sought the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/29/18/comelec-wants-ex-sen-osmea-perpetually-disqualified-over-campaign-expenses">perpetual disqualification</a> of Osmeña for twice failing to submit his campaign expense reports in 2010 and 2016.Conrado Generoso, former spokesperson of the Malacañang committee that drafted a version of a federal constitution, is also protesting the Comelec’s decision to include him on its list of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/18/18/nuisance-bets-take-case-to-supreme-court">nuisance candidates</a>.The Comelec has yet to categorically say if it has already junked the petitions against Pimentel and Osmeña.Last year, Comelec officials said the final list would be out by December 15, but pushed the release date to the latter part of the month to give the poll body more time to tackle unresolved petitions.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/18/18/final-list-of-2019-election-candidates-out-by-december-comelec">Final list of 2019 election candidates out by December: Comelec</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/18/poll-software-done-as-comelec-readies-final-list-of-2019-bets">Poll software done as Comelec readies final list of 2019 bets</a></li></ul><div>Below is the partial list of candidates for senator in the 2019 midterm elections:</div>ABEJO, VANGIE AFUANG, ABNER AGUILAR, FREDDIE ALBA, ALBERT ALBANI, SHARIFF ALEJANO, GARY ALFAJORA, RICHARD ALUNAN, RAFFY ANGARA, EDGARDO SONNY ANSULA, ERNESTO AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM ARCEGA, GERALD ARELLANO, ERNESTO ARIAS, MARCELINO ARPA, HUSSAYIN AUSTRIA, BERNARD BALDEVARONA, BALDE BINAY, NANCY BONG REVILLA, RAMON JR CACERES, JESUS CASIÑO, TOTI CAYETANO, PIA CHAVEZ, MELCHOR CHONG, GLENN COLMENARES, NERI DAVID, RIZALITO DE ALBAN, ANGELO DE GUZMAN, KA LEODY DELA ROSA, BATO DIOKNO, CHEL EJERCITO, ESTRADA JV ENCARNACION, ALEXANDER ENRILE, JUAN PONCE ESCUDERO, AGNES ESTRADA, JINGGOY FRANCISCO, ELMER GADDI, CHARLIE GADON, LARRY GENEROSO, GEN PEDERALISMO GEROY, GEREMY GO, BONG GO GUIGAYUMA, JUNBERT GUTOC, SAMIRA HILBAY, PILO ILIW ILIW, WILLIAM JANGAO, BFG ABRAHAM JAVELLANA, RJ JAVELONA, JOSEFA LAPID, LITO MACALINTAL, MACAROMY MALLILLIN, EMILY MANGONDATO, FAISAL MANGUDADATU, DONG MANICAD, JIGGY MARCOS, IMEE MARQUEZ, NORMAN MATULA, JOSE SONNY MENIANO, LUTHER MERANO, ROLANDO MONTAÑO, ALLAN NALLIW, JOAN SHEELAH NAVAL, FRANK NEGAPATAN, ERIC ONG, DOC WILLIE OSMEÑA, SERGE PADILLA, DADO PIMENTEL, KOKO POE, GRACE ROLEDA, DAN KAIBIGAN ROQUE, HARRY &quot;SPOX&quot; ROXAS, MAR SAHIDULLA, LADY ANN TAÑADA, LORENZO ERIN TAPAT TOLENTINO, FRANCIS VALDES, BUTCH VILLAR, CYNTHIA

The Commission on Elections released Saturday the final list of candidates for the 2019 midterm elections, about a month after the poll body's original deadline.

The Commission on Elections released Saturday the final list of candidates for the 2019 midterm elections, about a month after the poll body's original deadline.